Proactive, thoughtful, ethical and experienced multistate government affairs counsel
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Michael Cassidy is a senior vice president in the state government relations group working out of the Chicago and Springfield offices. Michael advises clients before Congress, the Illinois General Assembly and various local, county and municipal governments.
He provides counsel in regards to executive & legislative affairs, coalition development, crisis communications, media relations, and strategic communications. Recently, Michael played a major role in the 2010 primary and general re-election of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael built a robust network of contacts working as a senior member of Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan's legislative staff. In that position, he coordinated legislative agendas and media relations for members of the Democratic caucus. Michael also possesses substantial campaign experience having served in various supervisory roles on municipal, county, state and statewide campaigns. Working for the Democratic Party of Illinois, he was responsible for the advancement of Democratic candidates through grassroots organizing, strategic fundraising, message development, field coordination, and crisis management, direct mail campaigns, earned, and paid media.
2) AAR CORP
3) ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC.
4) AT&T ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFILIATES
6) BROKERS' RISK PLACEMENT SERVICE, INC.
8) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
9) CHARGEPOINT
10) CHICAGO ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
11) CIOX HEALTH, LLC
12) CITY OF ROCKFORD
13) CME GROUP, INC.
16) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
17) GHOST MANAGEMENT GROUP DBA WEEDMAPS
18) GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONOR NETWORK
19) GROUPON
20) ILLINOIS RAILROAD ASSOCIATION
21) ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
22) INTUIT
23) KALEO, INC.
25) LIBERTY DENTAL PLAN CORPORATION
26) MAXIMUS, INC.
27) MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, INC.
28) METRA
29) MIDWEST GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
30) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENERGY SERVICE
32) NEW VENTURE FUND
33) NICUSA, INC.
34) ODS TECHNOLOGIES, L. P. D/B/A TVG NETWORK
35) PHANTOM FIREWORKS SHOWROOMS LLC
36) QUALITY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, LLC
37) ROCKFORD BOARD OF ELECTIONS
38) ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT
39) ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT 205
42) SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
43) STEPAN COMPANY
15-20 years
Member of the national council of state legislatures
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
2) ACCUS
4) American Health Care Association
5) American Investment Council
6) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
10) CTIA-The Wireless Association
11) Dell Inc.
12) Ecolab Inc. on behalf of Nalco Company
13) Entravision Communications Corporation
14) Facebook, Inc.
15) Falck USA
18) H-E-B
19) Innovative Payments Association
20) NIKE, Inc.
22) Pfizer Inc.
23) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
24) Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas
25) Recording Industry Association of America, Inc.
26) Sempra Energy
28) Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
29) United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
30) United States Telecom Association
31) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries
33) Wickr Inc.
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
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325 7th Street N.W., Suite 525, WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
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2242 RIDGE AVE, EVANSTON, IL, 60201,
325 7th Street N.W., Suite 525, WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
2) ACCUS
3) American Association of Consumer Credit Professionals
5) American Health Care Association
6) American Investment Council
7) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
8) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
11) CME Group, Inc.
13) CTIA-The Wireless Association
14) Dell Inc.
15) Direct Energy
18) Falck USA
19) Futures Industry Association
20) H-E-B
21) Innovative Payments Association
22) NIKE, Inc.
24) Pfizer Inc.
26) Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas
27) Sempra Energy
29) Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
30) United States Telecom Association
32) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries
34) Wickr Inc.
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
1) ACCUS
2) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) CTIA-The Wireless Association
8) Dell Inc.
9) Exelon Business Services, LLC
325 7th Street N.W., Suite 525, WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
2026386021
325 7TH ST., N.W., WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
1) ACCUS
2) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
4) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
10) Direct Energy
11) Ecolab Inc. on behalf of Nalco Company
15) Innovative Payments Association
16) MoneyGram International Inc.
17) NIKE, Inc.
18) Pfizer Inc.
20) Rheem Manufacturing Company
21) Sempra Energy
22) Smiths Group plc
23) The Sherwin-Williams Company
24) United States Telecom Association
25) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries
26) Wickr Inc.
2026382585
325 7TH ST., N.W., WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
325 7th Street N.W., Suite 525, WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
325 7th Street N.W., Suite 525, WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
2) ACCUS
3) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
5) American Health Care Association
6) American Investment Council
7) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
8) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
12) CME Group, Inc.
14) CTIA-The Wireless Association
15) Direct Energy
16) Ecolab Inc. on behalf of Nalco Company
17) Falck USA
19) Futures Industry Association
21) Innovative Payments Association
23) Loews Hotels Holding Corporation
24) NIKE, Inc.
25) Pfizer Inc.
27) Recording Industry Association of America, Inc.
28) Sempra Energy
29) Smiths Group plc
30) Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
31) The Sherwin-Williams Company
32) United States Telecom Association
33) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries
35) Wickr Inc.
2027294200
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20036,
2) ACCUS
3) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
4) AMEREN
5) American Association of Consumer Credit Professionals
6) American Bankers Association
8) American Health Care Association
9) American Investment Council
10) AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
11) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
12) Amgen USA, Inc.
17) Boston Microfluidics, Inc.
18) CME Group, Inc.
21) CTIA-The Wireless Association
22) Dell Inc.
23) Direct Energy
24) Ecolab Inc. on behalf of Nalco Company
25) Entravision Communications Corporation
26) Exelon Business Services, LLC
27) Facebook, Inc.
28) Falck USA
31) Futures Industry Association
33) H-E-B
34) Innovative Payments Association
35) Ligado Networks
37) Loews Hotels Holding Corporation
38) MoneyGram International Inc.
39) NIKE, Inc.
41) Pfizer Inc.
42) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
46) Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas
47) Recording Industry Association of America, Inc.
48) Rheem Manufacturing Company
49) Sempra Energy
50) Smiths Group plc
52) Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
53) Tapestry, Inc.
54) The Sherwin-Williams Company
55) United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
56) United States Telecom Association
58) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries
60) Wickr Inc.